HPP “Pancharevo” is the first hydroelectric power plant in Bulgaria and on the Balkans, built in 1900. Currently in Bulgaria there are 242 hydropower plants in operation. In 2015 the total installed capacity of the hydroelectric power plants in the country is about 2 350 MW, generating 3 976 030 MWh of electricity.
Structure of the annual gross production of electricity from RES for 2015.
70,8% WPP
14% Sun energy
13,5% Wind energy
1,7% Biomass
Structure of the annual gross production of electricity from RES for 2014
63% WPP
18% Sun energy
17% Wind energy
2% Biomass
Structure of the installed capacity of renewables in Bulgaria in 2015
57% WPP
17% Sun
25% Wind
1% Biomass
- 2 350 MW installed capacity – hydroelectric power plants
- 696,700 MW installed capacity – wind
- 1 022, 862 MW installed capacity – solar
- 37,768 MW installed capacity – biomass